Shoe-shining machine



A. E. W. JOHNSON snoas nmme MACHINE April 22 [1924. 1,491,012

April 22 1924.

A, E. W. JOHNSON 5110a SHINING MACHINE Filed March 9 19 2 7 Sheets-Sheet 4 BY 2 ATTORNEYS;

April 22 1924. 1 1,491,012

A. E. w. JOHNSON SHOE SHINING MACHINE Filed March 9, 1922 7 Sheets-Sheet s A ril .22; 1924. 1,491,012

A. E. W. JOHNSON SHOE SHINING- MACHINE Filed March 9, 12522 7 Sheets-Sheet e 70 IN V EN TOR. 7/. AfF/Vm 42.5 l4, /0///v50-,

ATTORNEY A riffzz'; i924. 1,491,012

a A. E. w. JOHNSON suos: YSHININCLMACHINE Filed March 9, W22 7 Sheets-Sheet 7 [NV EN TOR.

Patented Apr. .22,

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"Application filed March 8, 1922. Serial No; 5%,23;

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARNOLD W. OHN- son, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful improvement in a Shoe-Shining Machine, of which the following is a. specification.

My invention relates to machines for shin ing shoes and more particularly to a machine that will first clean the shoes, thenapply the paste or similar material, and then brush the treated shoes to polish them. These divers steps I accomplish by preferably th'reebatteries or groups of brushes arranged in sets uponsuitable carriers and the separate carriers are successively rotated upon a single arbor or in a turret unit.

In carrying out my invention I have numerous objects in view, the principal of which is to provide an automatic machine of this character that is simple in operation so that it requires little or no attention, and which may be readily operated or caused to function by the persons desiring to have their shoes polished. of my invention is to provide in a shoe cleaning and polishing apparatus a novel and effective brush operating mechanism which when in operation will bring the brushes 0 into contact with every portion of the surface of the shoe so as to both throughly clean the shoe and polish all portions thereof. The structure I have herein disclosed is for operatin gvupon one shoe at atime, and in this connection I have provided a mechanism controlled by the depositing of asingle coin that willthereafter be more or less under the control ofthe patron so that after one foot has been placed in position the apparatus may be started and will continue operating upon the shoe until the complete cycle has been finished whereupon the machine will stop to permit the patron to remove the foot wearing thepolished shoe and position the other foot after which the patron may again start the machine (without peat the cycle of operation upon the unpolished shoe. This permits the patrons to have ample time to change their feet in the machine and liability of the machine or brushes missing or omitting a portion of any cycle of operation is avoided.

I A still further object of my invention resides in. the provision of brushes and mechanism for-rotating and directing them that Another object depositing another coin) and rewill cause them to operate in a yielding manner upon the tops and sides of the shoe under treatment. I'have also provided a novel reservoir and dispenser for the polishing paste or other substance used.

Summarized in a general way the'objects of myinvention reside in the provision of a shoe-shining machine thatis novel in 'constructiom dependable in operation, is small and durable in construction, comparatively inexpensive to manufacture so that it'may be sold for a moderate price, and which is dependable inperformingthe functions for which it is designed. All i of these objects I prefer to accomplish by the means and in the manner substantially as hereinafter fully described and as more particularly pointed out in the claims, reference being now had to the accompany- 111g drawings that form a portion of this specification and which are in a sense merely diagrammatical for the purposes of illustration. In said drawings, Figure 1 is a longitudinal side elevation, of my inven tion, the carriage being shown in .a position where all the brushes of a group are in the act of operating upon a shoe being polished.

Figure 2 is a vertical end elevation of the structure illustrated in Figure 1.

Figure ,3 is a top plan of my invention showing the first brushes of a group about to engage a shoe, portions of the mechanism relating to the outer groups of brushes being omitted for the purpose of clearness.

Figure 4 is'a plan with a portion of the top platform or cover broken away to disclose the structure beneath the same at the bottom of the mechanism.

Figure 5 is a longitudinal side elevation of a group of brushesand their supporting and actuating mechanism, together with a fragmentary portion of the rotatable turret,

the view being enlarged for clearness.

Figure 6 is an end elevation of the structure shown in Figure 5, portions being broken away and in section.

Figure 7 is a detail viewof the foot-rest showing the manner of elevating the same for use for low-cut or oxfordshoes.

Figure 81s an enlarged liorlz'ontal section of the paste or polishreservoir, illustrating the manner of discharging the contents. 1

Figure 9 is an end view of said reservoir,

partsbeing broken away and insec'tion to disclose their particular construction.

Figures 10, 1'1, and 12 are-diagrammatic views of a group .of brushes illustrating the divers positions assumed by the same in moving past a shoe that is being'polished in my machine.

' Figure 13' is a top plan of the structure illustrated in enlarged scale in Figures 5 and 6, with portions broken away. v Figure 14: is a horizontal sectional View on line 1t14 of Figure 2 illustrating the manner of discharging polish from th upper or stationary reservoir.

V Figure 15 is asimilar view on line 15-15 of F igure'2 illustrating the manner of cut ting d the discharge of the polish and preventing drip.

' Figure 16 is a vertical axial section through the stationary polish can.

In the drawings, which represent typical embodiment of the'preferred form of my invention, I have employed similar reference characters to designate like parts wherever the same appear throughout the several views. 7

Referring first to l igures 1, 2, 3, andv 4, (and particularly Figures 3 and 1) it will be seen I have provided a suitable base 1 of rectangular outline upon which a box-like housing is mounted, said housing consisting of'vertical side and endwalls 2 and 3 re spectively, and a top 4, all of which housing is preferably made of metal plates and encloses the mechanism but which may be lifted off the base 1 so thatthe mechanism is readily accessible from all sides. The top i. has an elongated aperture 5 for the insertion of a shoe, the top plate being reinforced around the edges of the aperture with angle metal 6 and having an elevated compartment 7 for certain auxiliary portions of the machine. Frojecting from one of the end walls and extending longitudinally of the housing about centrally thereof is a pair of parallel horizontal sills 8 upon the outer end portions of which the footrest' plate 9 is mounted. The sills are separated by spacers 10 and are rigidly connected to the end wall by angle piece uprights 11 (Figure 7 lntermidate its ends the sills are supported upon a hanger 12 that is secured to and depends from. the horizontal angle-piece 1S connecting the upper ends of uprights 1 1 that are positioned intermediate the ends of the longitudinal side wall 2. j

A pivot bracket 15 secured to and projecting from the hanger 1 2 has a bell-crank 16 mounted inits outer portion, one arm of said bell-crank being hin 'edly connected to the adjacent lower end of a vertically disposedreciprocable plunger rod 17 that ex tends-through the upper portionor horizontal member of the hanger 12 and the tou 4 in'which'it is guided andhas anoperaeing handle 18 upon its extendedend. The

opposite arm of the bell-crank 16 is con-' with respect to the plate that coacts with a transverse pin 22 on the adjacent portion of the sill 8, and intermediate this flange and th lever is a second lever-28 (similar to lever 20) that has its lower arm connected "by a link 24: with the iowerarm of lever 20 so as to be operated simultaneously there with. The upper arm of lever 23 contacts the under surface of the ball portion of thefoot-rest plate 9 and when said lever is rocked with lever 20, the foot-plate will be elevated above its normal position, and by making one lever shorter than the other, the foot-rest plate will b tilted in its elevated position, and will be guided and somewhat pivoted by the engagement of the pin 22, with the slot in flange 21. This structure is for the purpose of utilizing the apparatus without other alteration for polishing low cut shoes or Oxfords.

Extending longitudinally of the base i, are parallel tracks 25 and 26, above which are disposed parallel guard rails 27 and 28. Movable on these tracks 25 and 26 is a truck 29 that consists of asuitable platform havingdepending hearings in which rollers or wheels 30 are journaled that ride on said tracks. The motor 31 for driving the mechainsm is mounts-c at one end of the truck .29 to one side thereof and is provided upon shaft with a gear 32 that is in mesh with an idle gear 83 journaled on the adjacent portion a vertical bracket 34 rising from the platform of the truck. Journaled in the upper portion of the bracket 34ris a driven gear 35 mounted upon a drive-shaft S6, 'revolubly mounted transversely and horizontally in the upper portion of bracket posed lateral bearing arms 37 and 38 in which are journaled the upper portion of a al shaft 39 that carries between the arms 37 and 38 bevel-gears 40 and-l1 that vei are loose upon a shaft 39 and are in mesh with bevel-drive gear 4-2 secured upon the adjacent portion of the shaft 36. The more. ie member or collar 42 of a clutch mechanism is splined upon shaft 39 between the hubs of the gears 4 0-an d +11 and is moved from one to the other of said hubs by a l er pivoted at one end on the bracket and secured at free end to a vertically disposed idinally movable rod 4a. This rod extends downthrough the platform of the truck 29 and has a roller 45 upon its'lower end is so positioned that till B ll

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The bracket 3 has horizontally dis- Kit meters it will engagethe underface of the inclined plate t6 located between the tracks adja' cent theend otthe rearward movement of the truck, so that the clutch member e2 is shifted from one bevel-gear to the other. An oppositely inclined cam-faced? at the oppositeor forward end of the movement otthe truck will move the clutch member to engage the other gear -O. Thus the rotatable shaft 39 is driven in one direction to move the truck 'rearwardlj, and in the opposite direction. to move the truck. for

' v-xardly. The power is transmitted to drive the truck by means of a bevel-gear e8 upon the-lower end of the shaft 39 in mesh wlth 'a bevel-gear e9'carried upon the outer portion of an internally threaded rotatable sleeve 50. This sleeve is journaled in suitable bearings upon the under side of the truck and a stationary threaded shaft or f-CIGAV 51, passed therethrough. The ends of the threaded shaft are secured in blocks mounted on the base between the tracks.

A standard 53 rises fromthe truck adjacent the motor and hose bearing 54 through whirh the drive-shaft 36 passes and a standard 55Jrises from the opposite end of the truclr.' The upper ends of these standards have hearings to receive a hori zontally disposed rod or arbor 56 upon which a turret device is carried as herein.- after described. One end of the arbor extends beyond, its bearing in standard 53 where it is provided with acircular disk 57 having thereon a plurality, preferably three; lateral detent studs 58 upon which r0- tatable collars 59 are secured. The arbor 56 is arranged to rotate in bearings so as to bring the sets or groups of brushes into successive operative position with respect to the shoe thatis being shined and in order to d this l have provided a vertically positioned reciprocable bar 60 that is guided in brackets 61. on the standard 53, and is kept normally its lowest position by a -outra.ctionspring 62. A lateral finger 63 having aconcaved upper surface projects from the tep t bar 60, so that its outer end is positioned below the lowermost stud and roller on the disk 57. The lower end otthe bar bifurcated to receive an antifriction roller 6% that is adapted to engage the inclined cam-face on the base 1, be-

tween the tracks and slightly beyond the lVhen the truck travel to the end of its forward movcment the roller 64 rides up on the cam ,ttoce 65 and forces bar 60 upwardly so that the con-caved of the finger 68 engages the lowermost studand roller ondisk 57 and through the same rotates the arbor 56 a third a revolution so to bring the succeeding group of brushes into position in front of the toe of the shoe being shined.

turret preferably consists of two op positely arranged castings of corresponding shape each provided with three radially disposed arms 66, 67 and 68. The outer ends of each of these arms connected by cross pieces 69, secured at their ends by nuts or the like, and the ends of the arms are provided with widened extensions 70 each having a notch or recess 71 in its segmental shaped outer edges. Projecting towards the turret; upon the standard 53 is a latch bolt 72 pivoted on a bracket projecting from the standard, and the outer ends of the latch- Toolt engages the notch or recess 71 in the turret arms. The opposite end of the latchbolt extends to adj acont the rod 60 where it is in the path of a lateral lug 7 3 uponthe facing portion of said rod. hen the truck is reciprocated and travels to the end of its forward movement to move the rod 60 upwardly, the projection 7 3 wi l trip the latchbolt 72 and release it from the notch or recess 71 in the edge of the turret arm, and it is so timed that this action takes place im' mediately prior to the engagement of the 7 finger 63 with the stud on the disk 57.

j The turret arms 66, 67 and 68, are each.

adjacent to the cross bar 69 which shafts have upon their outer ends a clutch member 75 that is adapted to be engaged by a slidable clutch: member 76 mounted upon the adjacent end of the drive-shaft 36.

The clutch member 76 IS 111 the form of a sleeve provided witha rotatable driving-shaft 74,

that is reciprocated through the bearing 5% on standard 53 so as to successively engage of said bQll-C.ill1lZ having a roller positioned in the path of a wedge member 80 on the barGO so that when the latter is moved upwardly the bell-crankis rocked.- The opposite arm 81 or" the bell-crank 1S slotted to receive the transverse pm 82 projecting from a ring 83 fitting into groove 84- in the adjacent portion oft-he sleeve otthe clutch member '(6. It will thus be seen thatwhen the bell-crank is rocked by the earn 80 the arm 81 will slide the sleeve'ot the clutch member 76, upon the drive-shaft 36, and

cause its clutch face to disengage its oprposing member 7 5, on. the adjacent end of respective driving-shaft 74. a I

As seen in the drawings there are prete-rably three groups of rotatable brushes, each group being supported upon and carried by one of the arms 66, 67, and 68, of the turret structure, and by rotating the turret as pre viously described these respective groups of brushes are brought successively into pos1- tion in front of the shoe being shined, and

applied polish to finish the polishing operation. The structure of the brushes in the several groups, their manner of operation,

and the means for driving the spindles of the brushes in each group are identical. Therefore, for the purpose of conven ence but a single group together with its supporting and driving mechanism will be described, it being understood that said description applies equally to eachof the re maining groups of brushes mounted upon the turret. A single group of these brushes has been illustrated in an enlarged detail in Figures 5, andfi, of the drawings and will now be described. in detail.

A suitable frame, preferably of inverted U-shape, is mounted upon sleeves 85, and 86 projecting from the turret arms 68, and from these sleeves arise theopposite parallel arms 87, and 88 of one frame, which arms are connected at their upper ends by cross piece 89, on which suitable brackets and bearingsare provided to receive the spindles and a driving mechanism for the brushes thatare to engage one side of the shoe. Spacing collars- 90, and 91,. loosely surround the sleeves 85, and 86 to separate arms 87, and 88, from the arms 92, and 93 of the/other frame which latter arms have across piece 94, connecting their outer ends so as to provide a U sha-ped frame similar to the other frame formed by arms 87, 88 and cross piece 89. This fraine is alongside of, but spaced from said other frame 'andis provided with brackets and bearings for journaling the spindles of the pair of brushes that are to engage the other half or side of the shoe. These two U-shaped frames have their arms converged towards each other to the sleeves 85, and 86, and have their outer portions pressed yieldingly towards each other so that the brushes in operating upon the shoe will be brought towards each. other, or away from each other .to'conform with the contour ofthe surface ofthe shoe, so that all portions of the latter will be engaged by the group of brushes. The-converging arms 87, and 92, are respectively engaged by the bowed ends 95, of a coil-spring 96, surrounding the cross rod or tie-piece 69, and the arms 88, and 93, are similarly engaged bythe bowed extensions 97, of a coil-spring 98, surrounding the opposite end portion of said cross-piece 69. 1'

A substantially U-shaped yoke 99,.has the outer ends of the parallel arms loosely mounted upon shaft '74 adjacent the sleeve 86, and on its cross member is provided with a bearing boss 100, for journaling a transmission-shaft 101 that. is provided with a bevel-gear 102, upon its lever end in mesh with a bevel-gear 103 secured upon and rotatable withthe driving-shaft 74, so as to actuate the said transmission-shaft whenever the driving-shaft 74 has been operatively connected through the clutch members 75, and 76 with main drive-shaft 36. Q

A short shaft 104, disposed laterally to the transmissionshaft 101 is journaled in horizontal bearings 105, and 106, extending from the under side of cross-piece 89, and has bevel-gears 107' and 108 upon its opposite ends. The gear 107 is in mesh with a bevel-gear 109 upon the adjacent portion of transmission-shaft 101, so that the short shaft will be actuated thereby. As noted in Figure 5 of the drawings, the bearing 106 forms a portion of a right angle bracket 110, the ends of which are connected respectively with the cross-piece 89 and the arm 87. In the horizontal portion of this bracket is a bearing 111, to receive the lower end of a substantially vertically disposed spindle 112, that passes upwardly through a bearing 113, dining with bearing 111, and between said bearings has a bevel-gear 114 secured to it that is in mesh with and driven by the bevel-gear 108, on the adjacent end of the short shaft 104. This spindle 112, extends through and beyond the bearing 113, and has a suitable brush 115, secured to it in any suitable manner.

About mid-way the length of cross-piece 89 and arising from its outer surface is a repair of brackets 116 and'117, having be aring'bosses 118 and 119 respectively in their outer ends. 120, extends outwardly from the end of the cross-piece 89, and spaced from the bracket 116, so that the transmission-shaft 101 ex tends at itsupper end between these'brackets and is 'journaled in a lateral bearing arm Another bearingbracket 121 projecting from the bracket 116 towards bracket 120. The outer end of bracket has a bearing boss 122, the bore thereof alines with the bore of bearing boss-118, and in the said bore is journaled a stub-shaft 123, having a bevel-gear 124 thereon that isin mesh with and driven by a bevel-gear 125 upon the adjacent portion of transmissionshaft 101. The stub-shaft 123 extends beyond the bearing 118'to provide asupport and journal for a rocking frame .126 of a hollow rectangular shape that has'a stud 127 projecting form its side opposite'the stubshaft 123, so as to be journaled in thebearingboss 119, upon the outer end of bracket arm 117. As seen in Figure 5, the rocking frame 126 is substantially a square,.and the lateral connecting members have bearings 128 and 129, in which portions of a transverse spindle 130 is journaled and which extends beyond bearing 128 to receive a brush 131, that is suitably secured thereto. A bevel-gear 132 on stub-shaft 123, actuates a bevel-gear 133 on spindle 130, to drive the brush 131 and said brush is held yieldingly in an engagement with the surface of the shoeby means of a coil-spring 134:, one end thereof being secured to the bracket 117 and the; opposite end engaging the rocking frame 126, as will be seen by reference to Figure 5. This structure permits the rocking frame 126 as it passes the shoe during the reciprocation of the truck to movevinto a vertical plane so that the brush 131 changes its position from a normally horizontal axis when operating upon the forward upper surface of the shoe to, a substantially vertical axis when the, brush reaches the top and side or rear portionof the shoe, thus conforming itself with, the entire contour of the shoe throughout its path of movement. The divers pos tions assumed by the brushes 115 and 131 in thelr travel past the shoe are shown diagrammatically in Figures 10, 11, and 12 of the'drawlngs.

9st extends upwardly from the opposite,

side of arbor 56 from the frame hereinbefore described as seen in Figures 2 and 6 of the drawings so that the brushes mounted thereon will be in a position to operate upon the surface of the shoe that is not operated upon the brushes on the oppos ing frame. A yoke has its arms journaled on shaft 7% and gears 103 and 102 are mounted respectively upon said shaft and a laterally disposed transmission-shaft 101 that journaled at its upper end in the ore '-piece- 945. A bevel-gear 1109 upon the transmission-shaft drives a bevel-gear 107 on a short shaft 104! disposed horizontally and parallel withshaft 10% and having a bevel-gear 108 upon its end opposite gear 107 that drives the brush spindle 112 through the medium gears 108 and 11 1 'lhc adjacent end of shaft 10% and the spindle 112 are journaled in a rectangular earing frame 110 in the corner of the frame and upon the upper extended portion of said spindle the vertically disposed brush 116 is secured. The rocking frame 123* is journaled between upright brackets 116* and 117*, the former being adjacent the arm 93 of the frame and is yieldingly held. in position by the spring 13 1". The spindle 103 of brush 131 is journaled in this rocking frame and is driven from stub-t shaft 123 by gear connection therewith, said shaft deriving its motion through gears 12 t and 125, the. latter gear'being upon the upper end'of transmission-shaft 101.

A e the elements just described are substantially counter-parts of the elements on the opposite frame, the'same have only incidentally been mentioned as their construction and operation will be readily understood from the preceding description,

and beyond the heel of the shoe, Figures 10, 11 and 12 whereupon thereverse movement takes place and the-truck againmoves past the shoe until the brushes have repeated their dusting operation beyond the toe. The machine then automatically rotates the turret one third of a revolution and brings the polish applying mechanism with its brushes in front of the shoe. In,

if c As hereinbefore mentioned the first group i of brushesto engage the shoe dustoff the. surface of the latter and pass to the'rear of the polish applying group the brushes 115 l and 115 have the polishing paste applied directly to them from a pair of containers or reservoirs which the contents is" discharged automatically at preferably three points during the longitudinal movement of the containers past the trip arms 135 and 135 projecting from opposite side walls 2 of the casing. The polish containers each comprises a box 136 that is closed and has a suitable discharge nozzle 137, and surrounding the paste within the box is a llexi-' blelining or wall 138 secured at one end adjacent one side of the discharge nozzle and at its opposite end portion passed around a roller 139 positioned alongside the opposite edge of the nozzle. After passing partly around roller 139 the flexible Wall is secured to an intermittently rotatable winding spool 1410, the arbor thereof passes out of the bottom of the box and is provided with a ratchet disk 1&1. A lever arm is loosely journaled uponthe outer end of the spool arbor so that it will be engaged by the trip arms 135 or 135 hereinbefore mentioned when the polish applying group of brushes is in the uppermost position as shown inl igure 3 of the drawings and the truck moving to the rear. A pawl 1&3 on the lever arm engages the ratchet disk when the. lever arm is moved and thereby rotates the spool 141 to wind upon the latter a portion of the flexible or lining wall 138, thus forcing through the nozzle a portion of the polishing paste and dischargesthe same upon the brush (115 or 115 the per1phery of which engages saidnozzle. A quantity of paste is also discharged d1- rectly upon the upper surface of the toe of the shoe through suitable mechanism now to mounted upon the top plate 4 inside of the elevated compartment 7. By observing Figuresl, 2 it will be seen the discharge port 146 in the apex of the bottom is positioned above the toe portion of the foot-rest plate .9, so that the paste discharged therefrom F Will be deposited upon the upper surface of the toe of the shoe when the polish receiving brushes are in their uppermost position. Within the can, upon the upper surface of the paste is a follower-disk 147 that is moved downwardly by a worm or screw 148, journaled in the top of the can and eX-' tended through the latter, where it is provided with a ratchet-disk 149 that is intermittently rotated by a pawl 150, pivotally carried by an arm 151, loosely journaled upon the upper end of the worm or screw 148. The outer end of the arm 151 is connected by a link 152 to a lateral arm 153, carried'upon the upper end ofa vertically disposed rocker-shaft'154, that is journaledin bearing brackets 155, projecting from the adjacent side wall 2. The lower end of the rocker-shaft has a detent 156 projecting laterally or horizontally therefrom into the path of a projection 156 carried by the arm 67 of the turret which is disposed upon the adjacent side of the polish applying brushes when the latter are in operativ position.

The movement of the truck causes the projection .156 to move the detent 156 which rocks shaft 154, and through the intermediate mechanismrotates the worm or screw 148, which in turn moves the follower-plate .147 a slight distance farther down towards the bottom of the can. This discharges a small quantity of the paste through the discharge nozzle upon the shoe, but as the paste would be in a somewhat ribbon or streamer form, it is necessary to shear this ribbon so that an equal quantity of polish is discharged each time the polish applying brushes are reciprocated in their operating position. This is done by means of a cut off blade 157, pivoted intermediate its ends upon the bottom of the can and connected at its outer end by a link 158 with a rocker arm 159, secured upon the rock-shaft 154 below the rocker arm 153. The blade is so positioned that one of its ends is moved across the discharge port whenever the shaft 154 is rocked, thus shearing the ribbon of paste at th end of the downward movement of the follower-disk.

Adjacent the can 144, I have provided a suction or exhaust fan 160 having its inlet nozzle 161 positioned in front ofthe shoe, so that the dust and other matter removed from the shoe will be drawn out of the easing or box enclosing the mechanism when th dusting brushes are operating; The fan is controlled through a switch 162, from which a rocker-arm 163 projects into the path of a finger 164, projecting from the arm 67 of the turret so that the fan'is in operation only when the dusting and cleaning group of brushes is operating. 'When the truck starts to move rearwardlywith the dusting brushes uppermost, th finger 164 will swing the rocker-arm 163 to open the switch and start the fan in the blower and When the'truck approaches the end of its return movement the rocker-arm 163 is moved in the reversed direction to close the circuit and stop the'fan.

The cycle of operation of'the mechanism hereinbefore described is substantially as follows it being understood that the move- 7 merit of the truck in a direction from the toe of the shoe towards the heel is rearwardly and opposite direction of movement is forwardly :-The shoe is placed upon the foot-rest plate 9, with the dusting group of brushes in front of the toe, and the motor started b depressing the rod 173 (hereinafter described). The shaft 36 is clutched with the driving-shaft 74 on the arm 68 of the turret and through the transmissionshafts 101 and 101 rapidly rotates the two aairs of the brushes carried upon the Ushaped frames. through the shaft 39 movesthe truck 29 to the rear until all the brushes have operated and passed beyond the heel of the shoe. The shifting-rod 44 thereupon engages its camface 46 which reverses the direction of rotation of shaft 39 and the worm sleeve 50 drives the truck in the opposite direction until the rotating brushes have moved in front of and past the toe of the shoe. As soon as the dusting brushes havemoved out of contact of shoe the clucth members 75, and

7 6 are disengaged by the reciprocating ver tical rod engaging its cam and at the same time the latch-bolt 72 is released from the notch 71 in the turret arm and the pawl or finger 63 has engaged the lowermost stud and pushed it upward so as to rotate the turret, which is now released, one-third of a revolution upon its arbor 56. Upon the lowering of the rod 60 the latch-bolt 72 enters the notch in a next turret arm 67 and the V The worm sleeve 50 t-ance,'whereby the respective groups of brushes are successively brought H1150. opera- 'tive position.

5. In a shoe shining machine a foot-rest, a rotatable turret bodily. reciprocable past said foot-rest in both directions a plurality of brushes arranged in groups upon said turret each group adapted to be brought into co-active position relative to said footrest, driving means adapted to successively actuate the grouis of brushes, and means for rotating said turret after a group'of brushes has operated at and moved past said foot-rest.

6. In a. shoe shining machine a foot-rest, a rotatable turret bodily'reciprocable past said foot-rest, in both directions a plurality of brushes arranged in groups upon said turret each group adapted to be brought into co-active position relative to said footrest, driving means adapted. to successively actuate the groups of brushes,.means for rotating said turret after a group of brushes has operated at and moved past said footrest, a polish reservoir having a valve-controlled normally closed discharge orifice, and means for opening said orifice to discharge polish upon a predetermined group of brushes. 7

7. A shoe shining machine comprising a reciprocable support, frame-arms pivotally carried thereby, substantially vertically disposed brushes mounted on said frame-arms, rocking frames pivoted on said frame-arms, and brushes mounted on said rocking frames 'with their axes normally transverse to the axes of the first-mentioned brushes.

8. In a shoe shining machine a recipro cable support a pair of frame-arms pivotall journaled on said support, means for yieldingly corelating said frame-arms, spindles mounted upon the outer portions of said frame arms, rotatable brushes journaled on said spindles, yieldablc rocking frames pivotally carried by said frame-arr is adjacent said spindles and oppositely arranged rotatable brushes mounted on said rocking frames with their axes normally transverse to the axes of the first-mentioned brushes.

9. In a shoe shining machine a reciprocable carriage a horizontal rod supported thereon, a pair of frames pivotally mounted on said rod, said frames comprising inverted substantially U-shaped structures the parallel arms thereof being journaled at their outer ends on said rod and the connecting portions of said J-shaped structure provided with suitable bearings, rotatable spindles journaled in said bearings and having brushes mounted thereon, a driveshaft, and means operatively connecting said shaft and said spindles, whereby said brushes are rotated.

10. In a shoe shining machine a reciprocable carriage a horizontal rod supported thereon, a pair of frames pivotally mounted on said rod, said frames comprising inverted substantially U-shaped structures the parallel arms thereof being journaled at their outerends on said rod and the con- .nectmg portions of said U-shaped structure each other.

11. In a shoe shining machine a reciprocable carriage a horizontal rod supported thereon, a pair of frames pivotally mounted on said rod, said frames comprising inverted substantially U-shaped structures the parallel arms thereof being j ournaled at their outer ends on said rod and the connecting portions of said U-shaped structure provided with suitable bearings, rotatable spindles journaled in said bearings and having brushes mounted thereon, a drive-shaft, a driven-shaft actuated thereby, a transmis sion-shaft for each frame and geared to said driven-shaft, and rotatable means connecting said transmission-shafts and the respective spindles. 7

12. In a shoe-shining machine, a reciprocable carriage, a pair of frames pivotally mounted thereon, and yieldingly pressed towards each other, a rotatable brush on each frame having fixed bearings, and a rotatable brush on each frame having a tiltable bearing whereby the same are moved independent of the movement of the respective frames in an arc while rotating in engagement with a shoe.

13. In a shoe-shining machine, a reciprocable carriage, pair of frames pivotally mounted thereon, and yieldingly pressed towards each other, a rotatable brush on each frame having fixed bearings, rocking frames journaled on said pivoted frames, and rotatable brushes journaled-in said rocking frames whereby said brushes are moved independent of the movement of the respective frames in an arcuate path while rotating in engagement with a shoe.

14:. In a shoe-shining machine a suitable support, a pair of frames mounted thereon, and movable towards and away from each other, rotatable brushes having fixed vertical hearings in said frames, tilt-able devices on said frames, and rotatable brushes journaled on said tiltable devices, whereby said brushes will cause said devices to tilt independent of the movement of the respective frames during the engagement of the brushes with a shoe.

15. In a shoe-shining machine a suitable support, a pair of frames mounted thereon and movable towards and away from each other, rotatable brushes having fixed vertical bearings in said frames, tiltable devices on said frames, brushes mounted on said tiltable devices, a transmission-shaft for each frame, a common drive-shaft actuating said transmission-shaft, and stub-shafts 0peratively connecting each transmission-shaft with the brushes upon its respective frame.

16. In a shoe-shining machine a suitable support,'a pair of frames mounted thereon and movable towards and away from each other, rotatable brushes having fixed vert-i cal bearings in said frames, tiltable devices on said frames, brushes mounted on said tiltable devices, a drive-shaft, a transmission-shaft for each frame and geared to said drive-shaft, stub-shafts for the spindles of the first-named brushes and geared to their respective transmission-shafts, and stub-shafts for the spindles of said tiltable brushes and geared to their respective transmission-shafts.

17. A shoe-shining machine comprising a reciprocable carriage, a turret journaled thereon, means actuated by the reciprocation of said carriage for intermittently rotating said turret, brushes arranged in groups on said turret, driving-shafts journaled on said turret and corresponding in number to the brush groups, a motor-shaft, means for connecting said motor-shaft with the respective driving-shafts as they are successively brought into alinement with said motorshaft, and transmission-shafts operatively connected to their respective driving-shafts, and their respective group of brushes.

18. A shoe-shining machine comprising a reciprocable carriage, a turret journaled thereon, means actuated by the movement of said carriage for intermittently rotating said turret, a plurality of frames arranged in pairs and the pairs disposed equidistant around said turret, rotatable brushes journaled on said frames, and devices for actuating said brushes in groups consisting of a driving-shaft for each pair of frames, a transmission-shaft movable with each frame, and lateral shafts geared to said transmission-shafts, and the spindles of said brushes.

19. In a shoe-shining machine two groups of rotatable brush spindles, said groups being normally urged towards each other, and means permitting certain of said spindles to be bodily moved with respect to the other spindles whereby the brushes thereon independent of the movement of the respective frames may be moved from normally horizontal to substantially vertical positions while engaging a shoe.

20. In a shoe-shining machine pairs of frames pivoted at one end, means for maintainingthe free ends of said frames yieldingly in a predetermined position, brushes journaled in said frames, journal-frames pivotally mounted and yieldingly maintained in said frames in a predetermined position, brushes mounted in said journalframes normally at right angles to said first-mentioned brushes, and instrumentalities for rotating said respective brushes from a common source of power.

21. In a shoe-shining machine a normally horizontal foot-rest plate, and means for tilting said plate upwardly from the toe ortion thereof and simultaneously elevating the plate from end to end.

22. In a shoe-shining machine, a reciprocable carriage, a pair of frames pivotally mounted thereon, and yieldingly pressed towards each other, tiltable devices upon said frames, and a normally horizontal rotatable brush on each device whereby the same is moved independentof the movement of the respective frames in an arc while rotating in engagement witha shoe.

23. In a shoe-shining machine a suitable support, a pair of frames mounted thereon and movable towards and away from each other, tiltable devices on said frames, and normally horizontal rotatable brushes to I j-ournaled on said tiltable devices whereby I said brushes will cause said devices to tilt independent of the movement of the respective frames during the engagement of the brushes with a shoe.

Signed at Chicago, county of Cook and State of Illinois, this 6th day of arch, 19 2.

ARNOLD E. W. JOHNSON. 

